Five Fields Farm has been hosting the Downeast Musher's Bowl for the last 8 years

While the rest of the country is gearing up for next week's Superbowl in New Jersey, Bridgton, Maine played host to the annual Downeast Musher's Bowl over the weekend.

Dog teams from the Northeast and Canada flocked to the two-day event at Five Fields Farm in Bridgton, which wrapped up Sunday with the final series of races.

The event is also a family affair for its organizers, with three generations of the Field family playing key roles. The family started by volunteering, but the lure of racing quickly caught on.

"My son said 'I want to do this,' so we got a dog and we came out here and tried it," said organizer Charlotte Carroll. "Then we teamed up with George Miller and got a team together for my sun to run, so we kind of took up on the sport with it."

The farm has hosted the Musher's Bowl for the past eight years, boasting the most technical course in New England.